«Like commonly available
avalanche transceivers, the Galileo - LawinenFon has a transmit and search mode.
Soon there could be a new and cheaper alternative to
the avalanche transceivers currently on the market.
An extra piece of hardware coupled with the LawinenFon app transforms any smartphone into
an avalanche transceiver.
That is why
an avalanche transceiver is an essential piece of kit for anyone spending significant time off - piste.
Galileo - LawinenFon, a system being developed by researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML in Prien, incorporates the transmit and search functions of
an avalanche transceiver into a smartphone.
Not exact matches
The app that researchers have developed uses the smart phone's possibilities in the form of a
transceiver for locating
avalanche victims.
Schedule — Saturday & Sunday, January 16 - 17 11:00 am —
Transceiver Demo & Race 11:30 am — Digging Demo & Race 12:00 pm — Dig a snow profile with a pro 1:00 pm — CARDA search and rescue demonstration with our
avalanche dogs 2:00 pm — Watch Explosive
Avalanche Control Demonstration with a live blast.